L. Junius Brutus, 198
Abolition of the regal dignity, 202
The consulate, 203
Valerius Poplicola. The Valerian laws, 207
Porsena, 208
War of the Etruscans against Rome, 210
Mucius Scævola, 210
Peace of Porsena. Reduction of the tribes, 212
The Latins take the position of equals, 214
Battle at the Regillus, 216
Isopolity, 219
League of Sp. Cassius; union of the Romans, Latins and
Hernicans, 219
Dictatorship, 221
War with the Auruncians, 222
SECESSION OF THE PLEBES. LAW OF DEBT.
INSTITUTION OF THE TRIBUNATE, 224
Counter-revolutionary attempts, 224
Law of debt, 226
_Nexum_, 230
Refractoriness of the Plebes, 232
Secession of the Plebeians, 236
Peace between the two orders. _Tribuni Plebis_, 239
WARS WITH THE VOLSCIANS AND ÆQUIANS.
LEAGUE WITH THE HERNICANS, 244
The legend of Coriolanus shown to be out of place here, 244
Division of the Volscian wars, 245
Alliance with the Hernicans, 246
Sp. Cassius, 248
THE AGRARIAN LAW. SP. CASSIUS. EMIGRATION
OF THE FABII. THE PUBLILIAN ROGATIONS, 249
The agrarian law, 250
Difference between ownership and possession, 254
_Lex Cassia_, 256
Execution of Sp. Cassius, 257
Elections of the consuls exclusively performed by the senate
and the curies, 259
Consular elections divided between the curies and the
centuries, 261
War against the Veientines, 261
The Fabii pronounce themselves for the plebeians, 262
Settlement of the Fabii at the Cremera, 262
Defeat at the Cremera, 263
Consuls arraigned by the tribunes, 265
Murder of Cn. Genucius, 267
Volero Publilius. Rogations of Publilius, 268
Public proceedings in the popular assemblies, 269
Opposition of Appius Claudius, 272
WARS WITH THE VOLSCIANS AND ÆQUIANS.
PLAGUE. CINCINNATUS. CÆSO QUINCTIUS.
CORIOLANUS, 274
Wars with the Volscians and Æquians, 274
Plague in Rome, 276
C. Terentilius Harsa. _Lex Terentilia_, 277
Cæso Quinctius, 280
Cincinnatus, 281
Surprise of Appius Herdonius, 283
Condemnation of Volscius, 284
Coriolanus, 285
Peace with the Volscians, 293
Changed relation of the Latins to Rome, 293
Fermentations in Rome. P. Mucius, 294